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Cathy · 03-25-2004, 08:52 PM

quote:Originally posted by Borderstone:
Hey folks! After work yesterday,I went downtown to Tracks In Wax my local oldies record store. (Now that the one that was closer has stopped selling vinyl! )

While there I looked in their self-made catalouge of 45rpm's and saw listed under Lightfoot,G.:The Way I Feel w/ Peaceful Waters! I took note of the catalouge #,9114 and gave it to the owner and he went in the back stock room where he keeps the 50s & 60s (he's had trouble with shoplifters.)

He came back out and not only was it Gordons single,it was a white label DJ promo copy!
It has a black square on the front that says "plug side",which I'm guessing means the side that should be played on the radio.
Except for an x marked on the front and some kind of serial # hand written on it (nitwits!) it's in fabulous shape!The vinyls even clear and at the bottom it says made in U.S.A.
All for only $4 plus tax,I now have proof that there really were GL singles in America before 1970! (That's proof that I can see and not just hear about.) I'm now guessing that with the failure of this song to make the top 40 here,that's why they made the electric version and gave his next LP that title.
Well,just thought I'd share my good luck! Been me,later!

After Gord made the acoustic version, which didn't have a lot of success as a single in the USA, he redid it as the electric version, much like Simon and Garfunkel did with Sounds Of Silence. He had high hopes that it would launch his career in the states, but we all know that didn't really happen until they released IYCRMM. I do recall hearing a good many of Gord's '60s songs on the radio, but only because I live on the New Brunswick border and used to listen to WCSJ-AM out of St. John. I can't say that his tunes impressed me a lot, at least not in the way they do now, but then again, I was just a dumb kid at the time.
I love the song, both versions, and also the version on Beautiful. I think it's the best song on the tribute album. Even my 19 year old son thinks it's cool.

Cathy http://www.cathycowette.com

03-25-2004, 08:52 PM	#3
Cathy Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 1,967	quote:Originally posted by Borderstone: Hey folks! After work yesterday,I went downtown to Tracks In Wax my local oldies record store. (Now that the one that was closer has stopped selling vinyl! ) While there I looked in their self-made catalouge of 45rpm's and saw listed under Lightfoot,G.:The Way I Feel w/ Peaceful Waters! I took note of the catalouge #,9114 and gave it to the owner and he went in the back stock room where he keeps the 50s & 60s (he's had trouble with shoplifters.) He came back out and not only was it Gordons single,it was a white label DJ promo copy! It has a black square on the front that says "plug side",which I'm guessing means the side that should be played on the radio. Except for an x marked on the front and some kind of serial # hand written on it (nitwits!) it's in fabulous shape!The vinyls even clear and at the bottom it says made in U.S.A. All for only $4 plus tax,I now have proof that there really were GL singles in America before 1970! (That's proof that I can see and not just hear about.) I'm now guessing that with the failure of this song to make the top 40 here,that's why they made the electric version and gave his next LP that title. Well,just thought I'd share my good luck! Been me,later! After Gord made the acoustic version, which didn't have a lot of success as a single in the USA, he redid it as the electric version, much like Simon and Garfunkel did with Sounds Of Silence. He had high hopes that it would launch his career in the states, but we all know that didn't really happen until they released IYCRMM. I do recall hearing a good many of Gord's '60s songs on the radio, but only because I live on the New Brunswick border and used to listen to WCSJ-AM out of St. John. I can't say that his tunes impressed me a lot, at least not in the way they do now, but then again, I was just a dumb kid at the time. I love the song, both versions, and also the version on Beautiful. I think it's the best song on the tribute album. Even my 19 year old son thinks it's cool. Cathy http://www.cathycowette.com